Articles by Heather Fester

Heather is a writer, poet, advocate, and personal development coach. She is currently an MFA candidate and fellow at Naropa University, where she is exploring poetic invention with her whole body, mind, and heart. One of her true passions is authenticity, and she believes it can bring together imagination and eros with truth and experience. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing and has 15 years of teaching and administrative experience. She now lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her two kitties, where she enjoys hiking, yoga, and swimming.

The theme for this month’s practice series is INTUITION. Writing with the Felt Sense is a great tool for getting to the heart of what we know and how we know it. This writing process can also help us recognize the feeling of true guidance more consistently. To use it, we begin by attending to the…